Encyclopædia Britannica 1771–1860
Topic · 7 of 8 editions · peak 2,539 chars

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EditionAs printedTypeCharsLocationvs. previous
1st ed. (1771) ABBREVIATIONarticle110vol. 1, p. 3
2nd ed. (1778–83)ABBREVIATIONcross-reference31vol. 1, p. 9
3rd ed. (1797) ABBREVIATIONarticle927vol. 1, p. None
Suppl. 3rd (1801) ABBREVIATION OF FRACTIONSarticle238vol. 1, p. None
4th ed. (1810) ABBREVIATIONarticle1,761vol. 1, p. 12substantially revised · J 0.41
4th ed. (1810) ABBREVIATION of fractionssub_entry90vol. 1, p. 16
5th ed. (1815) ABBREVIATIONarticle1,904vol. 1, p. 12revised · J 0.89
5th ed. (1815) ABBREVIATION of fractionssub_entry90vol. 1, p. 16
6th ed. (1823) ABBREVIATIONarticle1,761vol. 1, p. 12revised · J 0.89
6th ed. (1823) ABBREVIATION of fractionssub_entry90vol. 1, p. 16
7th ed. (1842) ABBREVIATIONarticle2,539vol. 2, p. 16revised · J 0.66
8th ed. (1853–60) ABBREVIATIONarticle1,812vol. 2, p. 17revised · J 0.64